Cawthron Institute: public contracts won without a rival in Australia: 5 uncontested awards; 100% of its awards; 5 without a competition; 0 single bid.
Assay record ASY-AU-0VOQYCD1UQ · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Cawthron Institute: public contracts won without a rival in Australia”, https://assay-systems.com/register/au/uncontested/s/cawthron-institute/
Cawthron Institute won 5 of its 5 public contract awards in Australia without a rival from 2021-11-23 to 2023-06-01: 5 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 2 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research with 4.
An award is uncontested when the buyer had no rival offer to weigh: it was made without a competition (direct award, negotiated procedure without a call for tenders, sole-source or advance-notice contract), or a competition was held and only one bid arrived. Every count below is built award by award from the official notices. Awards to individuals are not included.
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research gave Cawthron Institute 4 awards: 4 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-01-27, latest 2023-06-01.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry gave Cawthron Institute 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-11-23, latest 2021-11-23.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research CN3969952 | No competition Limited tender | — |
| 2023-05-18 | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research CN3966240 | No competition Limited tender | — |
| 2023-04-11 | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research CN3957027 | No competition Limited tender | — |
| 2023-01-27 | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research CN3942734 | No competition Limited tender | — |
| 2021-11-23 | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry CN3829807 | No competition Limited tender | — |
Every uncontested award in Australia · All countries
Source: AusTender contract notices, Department of Finance (tenders.gov.au), Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia; “limited tender” is counted as an award without a competition, AusTender does not publish the number of bids. Awards are matched to their buyer and supplier as published. Values in these notices often state a framework ceiling rather than a contract amount, so awards are counted, not summed. Updated 17 October 2026.